Potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on drinking water resources.
نویسنده
چکیده
Background The goal of this work was to investigate the potential for subsurface migration of fluids from the stimulated oil and gas reservoir to an overlying drinking water aquifer. Researchers conducted two types of numerical simulation experiments: (1) exploration of hypothetical scenarios that could result in emergence of fluid pathways; and (2) evaluation of the range of conditions that may allow hydraulic fracturing fluids to migrate upwards and reach drinking water aquifers when fluid pathways are present. Some of the hypothetical scenarios included:
منابع مشابه
Differentiating Applications of Hydraulic Fracturing
Hydraulic fracturing has received abundant media attention in recent years due to a rapid increase in the use of the technique in combination with horizontal drilling technology to produce oil and gas resources from tight reservoirs. Hydraulic fracturing techniques are also used in a variety of other applications that are unrelated to oil and gas production, includ‐ ing tunnel and dam construct...
متن کاملReal-time surrogate analysis for potential oil and gas contamination of drinking water resources
Public concerns related to the fast-growing shale oil and gas industry have increased during recent years. The major concern regarding shale gas production is the potential of fracturing fluids being injected into the well or produced fluids flowing out of the well to contaminate drinking water resources such as surface water and groundwater. Fracturing fluids contain high total dissolved solid...
متن کاملA critical review of the risks to water resources from unconventional shale gas development and hydraulic fracturing in the United States.
The rapid rise of shale gas development through horizontal drilling and high volume hydraulic fracturing has expanded the extraction of hydrocarbon resources in the U.S. The rise of shale gas development has triggered an intense public debate regarding the potential environmental and human health effects from hydraulic fracturing. This paper provides a critical review of the potential risks tha...
متن کاملThe effects of shale gas exploration and hydraulic fracturing on the quality of water resources in the United States
Advances in drilling technologies and production strategies such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have significantly improved the production of natural gas by stimulating fluid flow from wells. Since 2008, these technological developments have spurred exponential growth of gas well drilling across the U.S. While the new drilling for shale gas and hydraulic fracturing technologies...
متن کاملWater Use and Management in the Bakken Shale Oil Play in North Dakota.
Oil and natural gas development in the Bakken shale play of North Dakota has grown substantially since 2008. This study provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of water quantity and management impacts from this development by (1) estimating water demand for hydraulic fracturing in the Bakken from 2008 to 2012; (2) compiling volume estimates for maintenance water, or brine dilution water;...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Ground water
دوره 53 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015